Christchurch can host 2011 Rugby World Cup final

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Christchurch, New Zealand‘s Jade stadium says they can host the 2011 Rugby World Cup final if Auckland can’t make a decision on whether or not they should build a new stadium on the waterfront or upgrade Auckland’s current stadium, Eden Park, costing NZ$500 million and $385 million respectively. Jade Stadium would…

Brendan Rodgers pens four-year contract extension with Celtic FC

Saturday, April 8, 2017 Yesterday, Northern Irish football manager Brendan Rodgers signed a four-year contract extension with Scottish club Celtic F.C., the club announced via their official website. The extended contract runs through June 2021. His previous contract was to expire at the end of the season. After signing the contract, Rodgers said, “It was…

UN summit results in pledge to mitigate food crisis

Friday, June 6, 2008 A three-day United Nations (UN) summit, bringing together leaders from 181 countries, has wrapped up with a pledge by all attending countries to address the global food shortage crisis. Key actions cited include doubling the world’s food production by 2030, providing resources for farmers in poor countries and increasing humanitarian aid…

Teaching Intelligent Design: Incumbent Dover PA school board fails reelection

Wednesday, November 9, 2005 The Dover, Pennsylvania school board became the first to mandate inclusion of Intelligent Design in a public school biology curriculum. For this year’s November 8 election, Republicans fielded a pro-Intelligent Design slate of candidates including some returning candidates who had previously voted to include a statement about Intelligent Design in the…

Murray Hill on the life and versatility of a New York drag king

Monday, November 19, 2007 Drag—dressing in the clothing atypical of your born gender—in recent years has found mainstream success. Films such as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar have prominently featured drag performers. But they have all focused on…

Australia: Victorian government to trial driverless vehicles on public roads

Saturday, August 12, 2017 Yesterday, the state government of Victoria, Australia announced their decision to trial self-driving vehicles on two of the state’s major connecting motorways, the CityLink and Tullamarine Freeway. The trial is to use autonomous vehicles from automobile companies including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Tesla. The two-year trial is to have three phases.…